Slow-growing amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagus with long survival: a case report and review of the literature

Slow-growing amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagus with long survival: a case report and review of the literature

Background and study aims We report a case of amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagus (AMME), an exceedingly rare disease. A 77-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with features suggestive of a middle esophageal submucosal tumor, which was diagnosed pathologically as AMME. The p...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Hirayama, Tajika Masahiro, Tsutomu Tanaka, Makoto Ishihara, Sachiyo Ohnishi, Kazuo Hara, Nobumasa Mizuno, Susumu Hijioka, Nozomi Okuno, Tetsuya Abe, Norihisa Uemura, Jiro Kawakami, Shintarou Kurahashi, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Yasushi Yatabe, Yasumasa Niwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-117951

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